ISAIAH 7

A CHILD WILL BE BORN TO A VIRGIN WOMAN

During the time that Ahaz was king of Judah, Aram (also called Syria) and Israel attacked Jerusalem. God reassured Ahaz through the prophet Isaiah, telling him not to fear these enemy nations. God also told Isaiah that Damascus (the capital of Aram/Syria) and the northern ten tribes of Israel will soon cease to exist, ending in ruins.

Isaiah also prophesies that a virgin woman will give birth to a son named Immanuel, meaning “God with us.” By the time the child is old enough to know right from wrong, the enemies of Judah will have perished. In this prophecy, Isaiah foreshadows the future hope of Jesus, including Mary’s miraculous virgin conception (Luke 1)!